House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Ending Catch and Release Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 57.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H37):Artcile 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 170 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 57, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/57
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Nancy Mace (R-SC).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.